The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-14
PARENTAL BLUNDERS
Dr. Talmage'S Sermon Yesterday.
The Onward March Of the Great
Army of Children.
Responsibility Resting Upon the
Parents of Future Citizens.
The Discipline That Should Obtain
in the Homes of the Land.
"Train Up the Child in the Way Ia
Which He Should Go, and
when lie Ia Old He VIII
Not Depart nom It."
Dr., TalmageS Sermon Yesterday.

BROOKLYN, NY, Nov. 10 The weekly
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parallel. Beside the Engish-spcakng ma
tons, including Australia and New Ica-
land, the sermons are regularly translated
into the languages OF Germany, France,
Italy, Denmark, Norway, Russia and In
da The gentlemen having in charge tho
publication OF these sermons inform us that
in this country, every week, l3,G00,OOO
copies OF the entire sermon are printed,
aud about 1000 900 in thcrlands making
over 100000 per week. \ similar ar
rngcmcnt is now being made for the pub
licaton of DIR. Tamapis Friday evening
talks.
The subject Of the sermon today was
Parental BluudcS," aud the text was !.
Samuel, w., lS ole fell from the scat
backward by the side OF the gate, and his
neck brake, aud lac died; for he was an old
man, and heavy" Dr. Talmagc said
This is the end Of long story Of pa
rental neglect. Judge Eliwns agood man,
but lac let his two boys, llophni and
Phinchas. do IN they pleased, and through
oycrindulrncc they went 10 ruin. Tho
blind OLD Judge, nincty-cight years ol age,
is seated at the gate waiting lor the ncwsot
nm important battle in which his two sons
were ut the front. An express is coming
with tdings FROM the battle This blind
nonngrnnrian put his hand behind his ear,
! 4 a In
noise of this tumult' I'm excited mcs-
scngrr, al out oi breath with the speed,
said Ia HIM Our army X defeated. Tho
sacred chest, called the ark, is captured,
aud your sous arc dead IN the field No
wonder the father tainted and expired.
The domestic tragedy Ia which these two
sons were the trgcdians had finished iis
fifth aud last act lie fell from of tho
seat backward hy the side ui the gate, and
his neck brake, aud lac died; ior hcWas IN
| old man, and heavy
wi had mndc an awful mistake IN ~
gard To- his children The Hhlc distinctly
saws Ills sous made themselves Nilc, AMI
he restrained them not Oh, the ten
/ thousand mistakes in uaring chiltlVn
! mistakes of parents. mistakes of teachers
! IN day schools and sabbath clas-cs mis-
takes which We all make VIII u not 10
useful Ia consider ihrmi
This country is guing to hc conquered
by q great army, compared With which
that ui Baldwin the First, aud NcrNc-, aud
Alexander, and Grant, aud lIcr, all
put together, were In numbers IN
significant They will captuw all our
pulpts, Nurr.huuscs, factories and
| halls OF legislation, all our shipping.
all our wealth mud all our honurs. They
| will take possession Of all authority, lum
| the United States presidency down tu tho
! humblr-t cun-lahulry oi everything be-
! tween the Atlantic and lacihr urcans.
/ They are on the march now, and they halt
neither day nor night. They will suun ho
! herr. and all the present active population
NJ thi. country must surrender and give
way. | refer a. the rrat army ui chill
! dru. Whether they shall take possession
ul everything lur ruud ~ Tor bad depends
! npun the style ui preparation through
/ which they pats uu their way irpu cradle
I ~ throne. Cicero acknowledged hr kept
! IN his desk collection 1T prcincvs ior
| books. which prlIue hc could NJ any
[ time attach Ia anything hc wanted to pub
/ li-h lur himself or others, aud all parents
and teachers have al prepared the preface
/ ui every young llr under their charge, aud
not only be- preface, but the appendix,
/ whether ~, volume be- a poem or q
] fare. Families, and schools aud lcgisla-
/ lures nrc In our day husily engaged in lis
| cts,iug what h the best mode ui educating
| children Before this question almost
] every other dwindlcs into insgniiicance,
! while dependent upon ~ proper solution
/ is thp Wrllarr ui governments and aWcs
| eternal Macauly tells IT the war which
/ Frederick the Second made against Queen
| Maria Theresa. And one day she appeared
before the august Diet. wearing mourning
iur her father aud held mp In her ara.e be-
fore them her child, the archdukc. This
~ wrought upon ihr officers aud deputies
oi the people that with hall drawn swords
they broke forth IN the war cry; Let ~
die for our Queen, Maria Theresa 80,
this morning, realizing that the boy al to-
day II IN be- the ruler oi the future, tho
popular sovereign. hold him before tho
| American people to arouse their cnthusi-
assn In his behalf, and Ia evoke their oath
ior his defense, his education aud hia
. sublime destiny.
III q parent, You will remember when
| YOU WVTr aroused "a these grrat RESPONSE
biliiics, and when YOU found that yon had
not done all required after you hal adj
mirrd the tiny hands, and the glossy hair
and thr bright eyes that they lay In tho
cradle, YOU suddenly remembered that
that hand would yet be- raised Ia bless tho
world with its bcncdiction, or 10 smite IL
with u cur.c. In Ariosio's great poem
thrrr Is q character called Ruw,icro, who
las shield VI insuncmblc splcndor, but
ID Is kept ycilcd, save on certain occasions,
and Wien discovered II startled AMI over
Whulmcd is hcholdcrs, who before had no
suspicion oi iis brightness. My hope to-
dnv IL 10 uncover the destiny 0f your child
or student. about which You have no
especial appreciation, and flash upon YOU
The splrndon oi H. immortal nature. be-
hold the shield and the sword Of the COM
ing conflict
II propose In this discourse To set forth
what / consider Ia be- some Of the errors
prevalent In the training Of children.
e. / remark that many crr IN too great
severity or too great lcnirncy OF family
government. Between parental tyranny
and ruiuous laXatycucss of disciplining
thprp Is a medium. Sometimes thc iather
orn, ON one side. and the mother ON tho
other side. Good family government IL
all important Anarchy and misyulc 10,
,hc domestic circle h the forerunncr II
anarchy and msrulc In the State. What